Gilpinia frutetorum

Description

The adult is 7-9mm, yellow-orange with black bars across each abdominal tergite. The thorax is largely black and the legs yellow-orange. The larvae are solitary feeders on pine, usually young Scots Pine. Two-tone green with a pale brown head. Some larvae have a dark mask on the face.

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Habitat

Host plant: Pine (usually young Scots Pine).

When to see it

Bivoltine; May-June and again in August-October.

UK Status

Uncommon but increasing in England. This sawfly was restricted to old pine forest in Scotland but in the last decade or so appears to have been colonising England. 

VC55 Status

Rare or under-recorded

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Sawflies
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Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
28/08/2023 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
28/08/2023 (Nicholls, David)

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